The Stork reached the fox's residence at sunset after a full day's hard work. The fox, which managed to make only thick soup, served it in two flat dishes. The fox lapped up the soup easily but the stork due to its long beak could not eat the soup at all and so returned home hungry and sad.    The fox was very cheerful and amused at his friend's discomfort.
    As it was already night he could not go to hunt for himself, due to fear of the jungle creatures who hunt for the stork after dark.

    In the jungles of Salbani, once a Stork and a Fox became friends. They were often seen moving around together.
    The Fox in an attempt to play a practical joke on the Stork invited him for dinner at his house one day.

    After a week the stork invited the fox for lunch. Foxes hunt at night for food. The fox arrived at the stork's house at noon. The stork welcomed the fox with a profusion of words and served lunch consisting of fish in two long thin-necked pots.
    It was the turn of the stork to enjoy lunch whilst the fox looked on, as he could not reach the fish through the long narrow neck of the pot. The fox returned home hungry and was sad, as he had not gone out hunting the previous night in anticipation of a hearty meal at the stork's place.
    It was now the stork's turn to feel amused at the fox's discomfort.